Car Crash Death Rate For Seniors, Already High, Expected To Rise
Thursday, June 15th, 2006 AutoA study co-authored by a University of Virginia professor suggests that seniors citizens will die in car accidents at a higher rate in the years ahead as America’s 75 million baby boomers age, grow more frail and continue to drive. The researchers’ goal was to identify unique aspects of older-driver crashes in particular, the body region injured, the severity of the crash and the circumstances surrounding fatal crashes in which they were involved with an eye to identifying patterns that could be used in developing new technologies to assist seniors in driving safely.
External References & Further Reading
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/06/15/69517.htm
